Thursday, July 24, 2014

Folded Screen Card

A challenge card for card addicts group. I used Graphic 45 Birdsong. I tried following a few tutorials but couldn't get it right so finished up just folding it in half and then quarters. 

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Blocks Card

I made this card for a swap challenge. It was really just a trial but it worked out quite nicely. I used Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Papers. The template for the card is really easy if you have a scoreboard. A 12"x 4 1/2 " card stock scored on 2 sides to give 1 1/2 " squares. I will post a tutorial later.

Mini banner.

A day for trying something new. The challenge was to create a banner not longer than 12 inches with the banners only measuring 2 inches. I used an SU banner punch. 

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Painting with Bleach Technique.

The technique is to
1. Stamp image on black card stock and then emboss with clear embossing powder.
2. Paint areas of the stamp with full strength bleach. I had to do this 4or 5 times to notice a change in colour. 

The stamp I used was probably not ideal. A stamp with large open areas to bleach would be better. I then created borders with gold perfect pearl powder and some gold embossing powder. Lastly some gold german scrap. An interesting technique.

Altered Playing Card

King. I layered the back with some printed tissue paper and then a cut out portrait. I placed a frame on and then painted with gold acrylic paint leaving it thinner over the K. Brass embellishments added.

Vintage Postcard

Vintage Postcard Mail Art
Handmade post card to be posted "naked" so it needs to be fairly robust.

Friday, July 18, 2014

By the beach- technique Distressed.

After I started these ATC cards ( I made 10 for a swap) I realised I was not sure of which distressing technique I was supposed to use. I stamped the image and then embossed with black embossing powder. I coloured the card with Distress inks . I distressed the edges slightly with scissors and coloured with distress ink again. I then decided to further distress the image with gold embossing enamel. Hopefully it is distressed enough.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Mixed media ATC - vintage Wedding Bouquet.

My favourite art form. 
The small canvas is coated in gesso. I then applied a layer of tulle and some paper lace. I then glued a variety of brass charms and 2 paper flowers. I coated everything with another layer of gesso.. I left it to dry and used a heat gun to speed the process. I then applied glimmer mists, glimmer glaze and gold acrylic paint. . I dabbed with paper towel to remove some overspray. Finished with some sticky back pearls.

Vintage Church ATC

Wedding series

Forget me not flower of the Month ATC


Saturday, July 5, 2014

ATC with a door.

Cut on the cameo with layers of card and vellum. 

Playing with Twinkling h2o's.

I love a group I belong to where the challenges are Techniques. For these ATC s it was to use the Twinkling H2o paints. The first involved spreading paint and misted water on a craft mat and rubbing the card so the mat picking up colour. I then stamped and embossed with white the flower pic and painted it with H2o paint. The second ATC I stamped the image with staton ink and hand painted the image. I matted it onto a painted background card.